The best beaches are on the spice islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia and at Bagamoyo and Pangani on the mainland. These places offer beautiful beaches for relaxation along with a spectacular marine-life and water sports just off shore. Being much less known it is much more peaceful than Zanzibar and the beaches around Pangani are […]
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Zanzibar has more to offer than just fantastic white tropical beaches! Zanzibar is part of the Republic of Tanzania but has its own separate government and multi-party democracy. The eastern cape enjoys good sunrises and has a handful of more upmarket places, including a big resort. The eastern cape is generally quieter than the western […]
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This is exotic Morocco-meets-Zanzibar architecture, the stuff of Arabian nights: pointed arches, carved doors, shady courtyards, antique furniture, lofty ceilings with teak beams and coconut thatch. They sit among swaying palms and private sand gardens, with rope sun-loungers and monumental day-beds set on bougainvillea-shaded pedestals. Today, the spice islands of Zanzibar still produce such pungent […]
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Zanzibar’s brilliant white beaches lapped by the warm turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean provide the perfect place to relax, soak up the sun and take a break from some busy sightseeing. The beaches in Zanzibar are a paradise, interspersed with picturesque fishing villages, where the people live a simple way of life, unchanged over […]
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The charm of Jambiani Beach in Zanzibar is that it simply sits at the edge of where the coconut palms stop swaying and meets the azure waters of the Indian Ocean. I know that sounds like something out of a travel document, but it’s a fact that the beaches in this area are semi-secluded and […]
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When you trek as far as Tanzania, you have to make sure you’re going to see the best beaches there, and Nungwi, even though it has a tongue-twister for a name, has wonderful beaches that would have any strip of sand on this globe jealous with envy. This white strip is as wonderful as it […]
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When most Americans hear the word Zanzibar, they think Spice Island; that tropical paradise east of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean. Visions of huge travel trunks complete with stickers from all destinations. It appears today as it did more than a century ago when famed missionary/explorer Dr. David Livingstone lived just before his last safari […]
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If you’ve been on a safari in Tanzania, chances are your travel agent has suggested a brief stay on the beach at Jambiani. And you’ll have a handful of choices of B&B’s and full-blown hotels. But more than that, think of the relaxation you and your party will find on a beach that is far […]
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It’s a beautiful place to stay, but one observation we had is that you must take great care when entering the water here because of the thousands of sea urchins that cover the sea floor. So many of all sizes that even with beach shoes you’ll find it challenging to make it to an area […]
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